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OpenCellID is an open source project aiming to create a compelete database of CellID worldwide with their locations.

The data is available under the « creative common » license.

CCID Consulting statistics show that the market size of LBS reached CNY 485 million ($71 million) in the first half of 2008, LBS being defined as “value added services that are provided by operators to provide location, navigation, and other services to mobile phone users through SMS, WAP, and other methods”. CCID estimates that, for the entire year 2008, LBS revenue will be around CNY 1 billion (S146 million). CCID Consulting forecasts that LBS will achieve rapid growth as 3G users and services develop; in 2012, the LBS market revenue is expected to reach CNY 3.8 billion ($560 million).  more>>

Adeneo released its Windows CE 6.0 BSP (board support package) for an ARM9 SoC (system-on-chip) introduced earlier this year by NXP. The « LPC3250 BSP » supports not only the LPC3250, but also an associated processor module and carrier board from Phytec. more>>

In early 2010, the Irish postal market will be opened to competition (until now, only the government’s « An Post » could deliver ordinary mail), and from that point forward the non- unique addressing system used in Ireland for hundreds of years will no longer be practical for delivering mail. To support the demand for more precise addressing from industries dependent on vehicle navigation, GPS Ireland, a GPS company in Ireland, has developed a post code system based on geographic coordinates. The system is referred to as PON Codes, short for Position Orientated Navigation Codes. PON Codes are seven character alphanumeric codes which have a mathematical relationship to latitude and longitude. more >>>

Moblin is an open source community for sharing software technologies, ideas, projects, code, and applications for the next generation of mobile devices including mobile Internet devices (MIDs), netbooks, and In-vehicle infotainment systems.

Masternaut, the provider of Webraska Navigation, said today its navigation software is pre-installed on the new Palm Treo Pro smartphone in Europe. This new Smartphone (the first GPS-enabled phone from Palm) will be sold by two wireless operators in the Netherlands and in Italy and available unlocked in the rest of Europe. more>>

Nokia a ouvert pendant quelques heures certains laboratoires de son centre de recherche et développement basé à Espoo en Finlande dans la « Nokia House » accueillant plus de 2000 salariés. Entre délires d’ingénieurs et applications mobiles en cours de développement et de démocratisation, c’était l’occasion pour nous d’en découvrir quelques uns. more>>

Google Maps switched from NAVTEQ to Tele Atlas for its map data in North America. However, there might be some confusion on this topic. Despite this change, Tele Atlas has not become the unique map data provider to Google. Google did not switch all its map purchasing to Tele Atlas; the Mountain View company continues to rely on many other providers throughout the world: AND, Europa Technologies, Basarsoft (Turkey), MapIT (Australia), Zenrin (Asia), etc.

Beginning of August GPS Business News heard that Magellan’s CEO Nelson Chan might have left the company. Then this news was confirmed from other sources adding that Christian Bubenheim, who was vice president Product Marketing, had left the company too. Clay Babcock, who was Senior Director, Product Planning also left the company earlier in June. more>>

This fall French mapping Institute IGN is refreshing its line of “Evadeo” crossover PNDs with four new models: Evadeo M20 (€199), M30 (€249), X50 (€399) and X60 (€449). This new range will boast new software developed by Spanish outdoor navigation editor CompeGPS – instead of the software from BCI Navigation found in previous products. more>>